Alumni Q&A: Angelo Soto-Centeno
“I think one thing from the Florida Museum that I’ll always take with me is how approachable my collaborators were…Read More
Five Facts: Bats in Florida
Five Facts About… Bats in Florida First of all, there are no vampire bats in Florida! And bats are not…Read More
Becoming Visible: Verity Mathis
The University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History celebrated 100 years of inspiring people to care about life on…Read More
Ocean channel in Bahamas marks genetic divide in Brazilian free-tailed bats
Brazilian free-tailed bats are expert flyers, capable of migrating hundreds of miles and regularly traveling more than 30 miles a…Read More
Partners in parasitism, lice and their bacterial sidekicks share long history
A Florida Museum of Natural History study provides new insights into the complex, shared history between blood-sucking lice and the…Read More
Mammal collections and the Florida panther (Watch)
Verity Mathis, mammal collections manager at the Florida Museum of Natural History, discusses the importance of mammal collections and the…Read More
Five Facts: Nine-banded Armadillo
Five Facts about… Nine-banded Armadillo Scientific name: Dasypus novemcinctus This medium-size, armored mammal is mostly nocturnal and lives in a…Read More
Why Science? Bat Research (Watch)
University of Florida graduate student Kelly Speer talks about her interest in studying mammals and population variations by researching bat…Read More
Bat Dispersal in the Bahamas (Watch)
University of Florida graduate student Kelly Speer discusses her research using DNA differences to learn about bat populations in the…Read More
Study on worldwide lice DNA may lead to better treatment methods
A new study on louse evolution shows the parasite’s genetic structure differs based on geographic region, information essential for developing…Read More